During the height of the regrettable witch-hunting craze in Europe and its colonies, numerous theologians and inquisitors built careers and reputations by theorizing about...
Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375)
"Whatever happens, my fate can be no worse than that of the fine-grained dust, which, when a gale blows, either stays...
Japan’s imperial dynasty, the Yamato Dynasty, traces its origins back to times of myth and legend, but its imperial government apparatus really began to...
This painting, by the American artist Samuel Finley Breese Morse (c. 1791–1872), was inspired by stories of the death of the mythical hero, Hercules...
This illustration, by an unidentified 19th-century artist, re-creates the end of the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Of the unfortunate pair, Orpheus is...
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE)
"Whoever, therefore, applies himself to the study of Eloquence, is at the same time improving his judgment, which is a...
Abū Hāmid al-Gharnātī (c. 1080-1170)
"In a book, there is no knowledge, there is only writing that guides us to knowledge. It only becomes knowledge...
Ancient Greek heroes of myth and legend, besides their alleged godly parentage, were also aided in their ascendance to greatness by being mentored and...
Euripides (c. 485-406 BCE)
"They say that one thing alone competes in life's contest, the consciousness of a just and righteous mind within one, while...
This illustration, by an unidentified 19th-century artist, re-creates the end of the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Of the unfortunate pair, Orpheus is...
William Shakespeare (c. 1564 - 1616)
"Things base and vile, holding no quantity,
Love can transpose to form and dignity.
Love looks not with the eyes,...
Two brothers, Hildir and Hallgeir, along with their sister, Ljot, journeyed to Iceland during the so-called Age of Settlement (c. 860-930). This trio reportedly...
This painting, by the American artist Samuel Finley Breese Morse (c. 1791–1872), was inspired by stories of the death of the mythical hero, Hercules...
Lucan (c. 39-65)
"The liberty
for crimes is what props up hated regimes—
that and an extravagant number of swords."
From Lucan’s Civil War (Book 8, approximately...
This illustration, by an unidentified 19th-century artist, re-creates the end of the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Of the unfortunate pair, Orpheus is...
Ancient Greek heroes of myth and legend, besides their alleged godly parentage, were also aided in their ascendance to greatness by being mentored and...
This painting, heavily influenced by Rembrandt, was created by the Austrian artist Franz Anton Maulbertsch (c. 1724 – 1796). Maulbertsch’s painting was inspired by...
Euripides (c. 485-406 BCE)
"They say that one thing alone competes in life's contest, the consciousness of a just and righteous mind within one, while...
